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Dunnock

Birds

The dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a small passerine bird found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia, and has been introduced to New Zealand, where it is now common. It is the most widespread member of the accentor family, whose other members are typically restricted to mountain habitats, and has been known historically by names including hedge accentor, hedge sparrow and hedge warbler. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Prunella modularis 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Prunellidae, Taxa
Source Dunnock (Wikidata)
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Found In

Belgium

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Denmark

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New Zealand

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Norway

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Russia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Dunnock (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Other, largely archaic, English names for the dunnock include hedge accentor, hedge sparrow, hedge warbler, and titling.
  • Introduction
    The dunnock (Prunella modularis) is a small passerine, or perching bird, found throughout temperate Europe and into Asian Russia. Dunnocks have also been introduced and become common in New Zealand.
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4. Dunnock (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26698 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Prunellidae, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q3924795 (Prunellidae)
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Prunella
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2201
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2201
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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